Wixey digital fence review (my own)

[Mike Goetzke]

Question - did you drill through the extrusion and countersink a flathead screw to attach it to the rail?
If not - how did you tighten the connecting screws that are in the dovetailed track? Thanks

- Rob

1) Yes, I drilled/c'sunk holes in the extrusion:


2) I cut the heads off of the dovetail bar fasteners and made set screws out of them. I would have just bought some set screws, but, damn metric! If I had to do it again I would have bought new longer metric bolts to make the set screws.

3) Another mod is you need to grind about 1/8" off of the flapper/clamping bar on the fence. Otherwise it will hit the extrusion. I had a spare bar so had no fear making this mod - it works great.

Mike

[Jan Bianchi]

Probably you all know this, but it doesn't work with older fences. I have an old reconditioned Walker Turner Saw and fence--hence the need for the gauge. But there is simply no way attach it to the fence rail, even after making different brackets, and still be able to adjust the fence.

[Ed Blough]

I was wondering can the fence sensing strip have breaks in it? I have a Shopsmith that uses addon tables to increase the ripping width and I was wondering if digital fence would work if I mounted a section of the sensing strip on each table. I could make the union close enough so the one edge of the tape touches the other.
Thanks for any help
Ed

[Ron Woop]

Hey.... are these reviews from this old thread for you guys still holding up?

Anyone using it for a Kapex/Mitre saw?

Thanks

[Steve Clardy]

Still using mine.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Clardy you old dog!!

[glenn bradley]

Hey.... are these reviews from this old thread for you guys still holding up?

Anyone using it for a Kapex/Mitre saw?

Thanks

Tablesaw user here. Its lasted through two saws. I approach how I am going to do something counting on the DRO to be present. Wouldn't want to give it up.

[Ben Rivel]

Wow old thread bump, but good to hear from people that have been running one of these for years. Been kicking around adding one to my SawStop PCS but was wondering how good of quality they actually were.

[Marc Burt]

I've got to be on year 7 or 8 for mine as well. Still holding up, still accurate, still pleased.

I do wish the darned thing would turn itself off if you forget! I burn through a ton of batteries on account of leaving it on for long periods of time before I notice it.

I'm thinking of getting one for my planer...eyes aren't as young as they used to be!

[Steve Clardy]

Clardy you old dog!!

Hey yer not getting any younger either.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

It's good to see you posting again!

[Steve Clardy]

Thanks!......

[David T gray]

I've got to be on year 7 or 8 for mine as well. Still holding up, still accurate, still pleased.

I do wish the darned thing would turn itself off if you forget! I burn through a ton of batteries on account of leaving it on for long periods of time before I notice it.

I'm thinking of getting one for my planer...eyes aren't as young as they used to be!

http://www.igaging.com/page44.html they sell a power supply for these , also to calibrate it just plane any board to any width measure with some calipers then enter that number into the dro useing the preset and your done the display is also about 4x as big as the wixey

[Jim Becker]

Thanks!......

Agreed. Nice to see you here, Steve.
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To the original topic, I still have my digital readout on the planer portion of my J/P combo, but the batteries have been run down for a long time and I keep forgetting it's there.

[Steve Clardy]

I'll be back around some this year.
I'm retiring come my birthday. Yeehaw